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PG&E, three little letters with a whole lot of power. Well, here’s three little letters for you: WTF? You try living without power or gas for 4 or 5 nights at a stretch and tell me what letters come up for you.

I want to know why this company can’t shut off, and more importantly, turn on power quickly and timely? Where is the money from your considerable profits going ($1.6 billion from one quarter in 2017!)? It surely hasn’t gone into maintaining and replacing your infrastructure and equipment. Surely hasn’t gone into your improving service to customers. So where’s the money gone besides the pockets of your executives and shareholders?

How much of our money goes to lobbyists and PR-peddlers in Sacramento working on PG&E’s behalf ?

These aren’t rhetorical questions: I’d really like to know.

And what I’d also like to know is who designed and devised the in-contiguity of your service grids?

There seems to be no discernible pattern. What gives with that?

PG&E has had decades to prepare for weather-related events, improve service for its dependent customers and troubleshoot likely future events. It has failed mightily and has proven its ineptitude in the power business. Proof of this is their financial failure.

PG&E has no business being in the power business. May the fickle finger of fate find its way to your backdoor. *This is not directed at the myriad workers who do the labor and the management for the company.

This is to the top brass of this failed corporation and those that have gotten fat off it, which includes the shareholders.

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Heroes &Zeroes

By Nikki Silverstein

The lines grew long at Mollie Stone’s in Sausalito during the power outage, full of people jonesing for their free morning coffee fix. The crowd was generally mellow and ordered quickly when they reached the barista.

Except for our Zero. He held up the line with his fancy soy latte demand, containing half of this, half of that and a twist of another. Mister, couldn’t you get a regular cup of joe? What about the people waiting patiently behind you and the overworked barista? Your behavior was obnoxious and entitled.

Oh, and we saw your picture next to the word chutzpah in the dictionary.

Got a Hero or a Zero? Please send submissions to nikki_silverstein@yahoo.com. Toss roses, hurl stones with more Heroes and Zeros at ›› pacificsun.com

Upfront Scott Hess and Jesse Kaltenbach

It’s heartening that the community pulled together during the power outage and we want to give a shout out to some that stood out from the crowd. John Wick of Nicasio came to the rescue at Halleck Creek Ranch by rigging the water system with a generator and keeping the horses hydrated at the nonprofit ranch, which provides therapeutic horseback riding for folks with disabilities.

The B Street Center in San Rafael welcomed neighbors to charge their phones. The Sausalito Library offered phone charging, wifi and free coffee.

BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse in Terra Linda stayed open, and although short-staffed due to evacuations, managed to crank out hot meals for hungry customers. Mill Valley Market and Mollie Stone’s in Sausalito provided free coffee. The community charged their devices at Driver’s Market in Sausalito. Strawberry Safeway offered free wifi. You could take a hot shower at the Mill Valley Community Center. AT&T waived overage charges during the blackout. The Apple Store in Corte Madera invited customers to charge their electronics. Grilly’s in Mill Valley delivered food to firefighters. Book Passage in Corte Madera set up charging stations and wifi for its community. Target in Marin City had a free charging station and if you could find an outlet in the store, it was yours to use. Equator Coffee in downtown Mill Valley offered free coffee. Bravo to all.

High bacteria levels in the Petaluma River have reached Marin’s San Antonio Creek.

Crappy Creek San Antonio Creek brims with fecal bacteria By Will Carruthers

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inding westward along Marin County’s northern border, San Antonio Creek encompasses about 20 percent of the Petaluma River watershed. While the state has continuously designated the main stem of the Petaluma River a contaminated water body due to excessive levels of bacteria tied to fecal matter since 1975, San Antonio

Creek, a tributary to the river, has gone unaffected by the river’s bacteria problem. Until now.

A state water oversight board may pass a plan laying out the steps to lower the levels of bacteria in the river and its watershed, including the San Antonio Creek. The federal Clean Water Act for contaminated water bodies requires the state to create a plan, known as a Total Maximum Daily Load [TMDL].

At a Wednesday, Nov. 13 meeting in Oakland, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board will consider approving an amendment to the board’s water quality control plan for the region, a document known as a basin plan.

The proposed amendment will enact the TMDL—a limit for how much fecal indicator bacteria can be found in a waterbody—and identify actions required to reach that goal.

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50 Years Ago THIS WEEK

A hot dog stand on Plymouth Rock? A topless joint in Jamestown?

Certainly not. But it makes no less since to stand by while a site equally historic is turned into a housing tract.

Yet that is what some people within the United States government propose to do.

It is not a question of aims. The area within which Sir Francis Drake landed in 1579 has already been declared a national park – Point Reyes National Seashore. ...Ten years from now, how will any politician, from the President on down, explain that he was doing the right thing when he allowed the first landing site of an Englishman in the New World to be sold for a housing tract?

It would be an impossible task. We hope nobody has to try it.— Editorial, 11/5/69

Dennis Ferguson

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The Petaluma River is often used recreationally.

Scientists working for the water board, one of nine similar regional bodies tasked with setting water quality rules in California, have been assembling the plan for several years, according to Farhad Ghodrati, an environmental scientist with the San Francisco Bay board.

Bacteria has impared the main stem of the Petaluma River since 1975, but to date, the San Antonio Creek has escaped the regrettable distinction. If the water board passes the proposed amendment next week, they will add San Antonio Creek to the state’s list of water bodies burdened with excessive levels of fecal bacteria.

“The testing we did as part of this TMDL development showed that the bacteria levels in all tributaries, including San Antonio Creek, were well above the impairment threshold level,” Ghodrati, the state scientist, told the Pacific Sun. Although there are over 100 potentially dangerous bacteria related to fecal matter, water scientists generally only test for a few varieties. These “fecal indicator bacteria,” including E. Coli, are a sign that animal waste has contaminated the water body. If those levels are above the bar set

by the water quality control board, they will add the water body to a list of “impaired” waterways, as required by the federal Clean Water Act. “High FIB levels indicate the presence of pathogenic organisms that are found in warm-blooded animal (e.g., human, cow, horse, dog, etc.) waste and pose potential health risks to people who recreate in contaminated waters,” a report prepared by water board staff states.

Multiple tests for traces of E. Coli between winter 2015 and summer 2016 across 16 testing stations in the Petaluma River watershed revealed levels far in excess of water board requirements.

Water board rules allow for the discovery of excessive levels of E. Coli in less than 10 percent of samples, but tests in the Petaluma River watershed showed excessive levels in 65 to 100 percent of samples in a series of six tests conducted over 18 months.

“This result shows that the magnitude of impairment in the river is pretty significant, and some of the highest concentrations we have seen in the region,” Ghodrati said of the E. Coli results.

While many strains of E. Coli are harmless, others can cause

A proposal to put advertising on Golden Gate transit buses in an effort to raise much-needed funds for the district was met with expected negative reactions from a majority of the bridge directors WEEK last week. Board President Paul Bettini called it visual pollution and other argued that bus ads make the vehicles less respectable and subject to more vandalism, an opinion shared by the bus driver’s union. The only proponent to speak at the meeting was Supervisor Barbra Boxer, who noted that the revenue generated would reduce transit service cuts and help the increasing traffic and pollution problems.— Newsgram, 11/2/79 A homeless center at Hamilton Field won’t happen anytime soon. Instead, the county will re-open the overnight center in the National Guard Armory at the Civic Center. That quick turnabout stems from objections by the Navy, which is in charge WEEK of Hamilton. The Navy said that before it signs off on a homeless center it wants’ a detailed study of nearby toxic wastes, quake safety of the barracks and security issues. Supervisors assailed the Navy for its “last minute” objections. The Navy countered that it had lodged the objections long ago and had been ignored.— Steve McNarmara, 11/3/89

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A few Christain fundamentalists are flipping out with worry, but most of the world is flipping out with joy over the literary adventures of Harry Potter. And now the sixth graders at Santa Rosa’s Olivet School WEEK have created ground-bound rules for the game of Quiddich, which enthralls Harry’s fellow students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft. It took some doing, in that the Hogwarts version is played 60 feet in the air on flying brooms with three kinds of balls that also fly. But the Olivet kids are having a terrific time, and looking for opponents.— Steve McNamara, 11/3/99

health problems, including diarrhea and vomiting, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

There are many potential sources for the excessive fecal matter throughout the Petaluma River Watershed. The two largest are agricultural uses and various human sources, including city and county sewer systems, private septic tanks, boats on the river and homeless encampments. For each of the sources, the water board recommends actions to reduce bacteria levels.

Five years after instituting the TMDL, water board officials will test the waters within the Petaluma

River Watershed again and consider their options.

The culprits in San Antonio Creek watershed may include owners of on-site sewage management systems—such as septic tanks—and agricultural uses, including cows and horses.

Three of the San Antonio Creek testing sites “are located downstream of several horse facilities in the rural areas of the watershed and showed the highest concentrations of horse markers,” the report notes.

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OF CLOTHES & COFFEE San Anselmo’s neve & hawk adds café By Karen Hess

neve & hawk–founder Kris Galmarini makes a Lady Falcon pour-over coffee in a reusable Huskee Cup. Karen Hess

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here’s a new café in town. But it’s not where you might expect it to be. Locals and online aficionados alike have enjoyed neve & hawk, an ethical, locally-made clothing store in downtown San Anselmo curated by Kris Galmarini, for three years. But now she’s raised the experience a notch.

After a year-long learning curve of build-outs, permits and inspections, Galmarini has partnered with Lady Falcon Coffee Club of San Francisco to bring an artisan, small-batch coffee shop to the back alcove of neve & hawk.

She opened the flagship, ethicalclothing store in 2016 with a

sustainable vision and a collaborative outlook that she determined to continuously amplify.

“I wanted a certain energy, so I thought, ‘Let’s turn the back of the store into a coffee shop,’” Galmarini says.

Finding the right partner was a process. She considered Stumptown Coffee Roasters from Portland but ultimately wanted something closer to home, to match her original, locally made ethic.

“I had a local clothing brand so I wanted the same match in a coffee shop,” she explains of her collaboration with Lady Falcon’s Buffy Maguire.

Named after a San Francisco

ladies’ bicycle club from the 1860s, Maguire’s company roasts small batches of coffee in Oakland and offers them in special, vintage-styled pink packages. In keeping with her unique aesthetic, Maguire sells her coffee not only at her Beachside café in San Francisco but also out of a renovated, 1948 GMC bread truck.

She transformed the truck into a coffee cart and parks it by Alamo Square near the Painted Ladies.

“Female-owned, passionate and small-crafted coffee made her the perfect fit,” Galmarini says. “I built out the café inside the store and Buffy provided beans, training and support. We opened three weeks ago and had a soft opening

on Nov. 1. The lucky part is that it was a pottery place before us so all the plumbing from the sinks was already there.”

Entering the café through the clothing shop both sets expectations for an artisan experience and fulfills that promise.

The many offerings at neve & hawk include Galmarini’s own local-clothing brand, a collection of other, hand-picked local-artisan goods, special books and gifts and now coffee.

“Most are very small, ethical brands,” she says. “It’s a great way to live our dream and have a store and have kids.”

Galmarini didn’t plan to own a

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clothing store or a café. Originally from West Virginia, she moved to California State University, Northridge, to go to school without having been there before. She double-majored in music and business and worked for Sony after graduating. When she eventually moved to Charleston, South Carolina, and had children, she began working creatively with her husband while the kids slept.

“We didn’t set out to do this,” Galmarini recalls. “We couldn’t afford babysitting, so we just created at night. My husband and I would play music and drink wine and he’d screenprint on clothes I made. I taught myself to sew.

“My daughter was wearing the things we made and someone told us about a trade show I should check out to sell them. We went and a woman stopped me and said, ‘You need to go after this.’ A week later she called me and told me about places in L.A. I could look into for manufacturing.”

For most people the story might stop here, but not for Galmarini, who fearlessly walks down her path one step at a time, figuring it out as she goes. Not knowing how to do something doesn’t stop her, and her children are a huge inspiration.

“Bringing people into the world, it turns out, is a bigger motivator to follow our hearts than anything we’d experienced before. I went ahead and flew to LA, and knocked on doors and moved forward,” she says.

Since then, she and her family moved to the Bay Area where she set about infusing her business with all of her local and sustainability principles. She designs the clothes, which are then manufactured in San Francisco and colored at a dyehouse in Novato.

“We keep all of it in California.

We use remnant fabric that would have been thrown away, natural dyes and fibers,” Galmarini says.

She even pays everyone a fair wage, not an easy feat in this area right now. A sweatshirt is still $82.

“I want people to be able to buy our clothes,” she says. “Our goal is to go into sweaters next, potentially working with fair-trade artisans in Oaxaca and Peru. We’re also planning to open a second store in Charleston, South Carolina.”

Opening a locally-owned café in California these days is fraught with additional sustainability issues, from paper cups to plastic straws.

But this is just another challenge for

Co-founder Bob Galmarini in the newly launched café space.

Galmarini. With her signature spirit of innovation, she intends to try to solve the cup issue in a brand-new way. She connected with Jessi Hunt and Carl Miller from Project Alive to introduce Marin to the Huskee Cup—an Australian-made, reusable cup made from coffee beans.

The sustainability program embedded into the idea of the cup is already in use down under. It begins with a customer buying the first cup with their coffee, and when returning for coffee, bringing it back and exchanging it for a new one.

What’s innovative is that the cup program is available everywhere— not just one café.

Galmarini’s aim is that wherever you get coffee, the cups are available and accepted.

“We decided to try it. The cup itself is aesthetically pleasing, and I’m a design person so I like the look of it,” she says, adding that she hopes to collaborate with the County of Marin to help Huskee Cups go mainstream.

“Marin wants to help towns to become zero-waste,” Galmarini says.

“They liked the cup. We’ll see how far the collaboration goes. It will take a while, but with something as important as our environment and our planet, it’s worth it.”

Upcoming The first Friday of every month, neve & hawk hosts its First Friday Textile Night from 6–8:30pm, with on-site screen printing by neve & hawk and chain-stitch embroidering by Daisy

Hartmann. Bring your clothes to personalize or a shirt to screen print.

neve & hawk Lady Falcon Coffee Club Launch Party Neve & hawk invites the public to the launch of its new café. The evening will feature small-batch local designers, including Lindsay Robinson and Encourage Vintage.

There will be live music and artisan, hand-crafted coffees available. Buffy Maguire of Lady Falcon Coffee Club will be present to speak about the art of coffee. Saturday, Nov. 9 at neve & hawk, 641 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo. 415.306.7657. neveandhawk.com. Y

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SAN RAFAEL Broadway Kids

For over 30 years Pied Piper Productions has brought live theater to Marin County kids and families, delivering Broadway favorites with dynamic programs. The organization also inspires children to get creative in workshops and classes. Now, those inspired kids perform in Pied Piper’s latest production, the sci-fi musical Little Shop of Horrors, featuring some new original musical numbers and a new, fun ending for the kids. See the show Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 7–9, at Marin Center Showcase Theater, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.

Times vary. $23–$33. 415.473.6800.

NOVATO Get Up

Since 2003 or so, San Francisco singer-songwriter Andy Cabic has recorded and released music under the moniker Vetiver, blending heartfelt lyrics and catchy, indie-pop melodies. This month, Vetiver returns to the stage with a new record, Up On High, the long-awaited follow-up to 2015’s Complete Strangers. The new record features 10 tracks written by Cabic on acoustic guitar and offers one of Cabic’s warmest, most laid-back collection of tunes yet. Vetiver plays off Up On High on Friday, Nov. 8, at HopMonk Tavern, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 8:30pm. $22. 415.892.6200.

MILL VALLEY Intimate Look

Marin County photographers Lori Barra and Tim Porter first traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico, for a workshop with legendary photographer Mary Ellen Mark, who lived and taught in Oaxaca for over 20 years. Through her, they developed a passion for the place and for the families who live there. Now, Barra and Porter exhibit their photographs from the region in the new exhibit, “Our Oaxaca.” Limited edition prints will be available for sale, and additional donations will be gratefully accepted to support the families documented, at the show’s reception on Saturday, Nov. 9, at The Image Flow, 401 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 7pm. 415.388.3569.

MILL VALLEY Go West

—Charlie Swanson

Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and immigration-rights activist Jose Antonio Vargas reads from his new book, ‘Dear America,’ on Sunday, Nov. 10, at Book Passage in Corte Madera.

See readings, pg 19.

Elena Seibert

For nearly 30 years, vocalist Paula West has made her home in the Bay Area, and her ground-breaking career includes four albums and extended residencies at venues like the Lincoln Center, the Oak Room and the Ritz-Carlton. This month, West tells all in a special evening of song and conversation with journalist Marcus Crowder, who profiled West in the Fall 2019 issue of Alta Magazine. Ticket purchases include a one-year membership to Alta, and existing Alta subscribers can receive two free tickets through their website. Spend the evening with Paula West on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 7pm. $20. Altaonline.com.

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Witness to History Lynn Downey revisits Marin’s lung resort for women in new book By Charlie Swanson

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ifth-generation North Bay native Lynn Downey is driven by what she calls a need to bear witness, whether in her previous work as the official archivist for Levi Strauss & Co. or as a journalist and author of several books.

“It informs everything I do as a historian,” she says.

Downey does just that in her new book, Arequipa Sanatorium: Life in California’s Lung Resort for Women, which covers the history of Fairfax’s tuberculosis health center opened in 1911 by San Francisco doctor Philip King Brown.

In the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake, dust and ash filled the city, leading to rising rates of

tuberculosis among working-class people, especially women in factories and shops. At the time, bed rest, fresh air and lots of food were the only treatments for the lung disease.

Dr. Brown opened the institution for women after noticing the rising rates, and he and his all-female staff gave new life to hundreds of working-class patients.

Lynn Downey reads from ‘Arequipa Sanatorium’ on Friday, Nov. 8, at Copperfield’s Books, 850 Fourth St., San Rafael. 6pm. Free. 415.524.2800.

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Two Asian-American patients pose at Marin County’s Arequipa Sanatorium in 1944; there was no racial discrimination at the institution.

One of those patients was Downey’s grandmother, Lois Downey, who went to Arequipa with a terminal tuberculosis diagnosis in 1927. Lois recovered and went on to live 102 years.

“All my life I grew up hearing stories about this place,” Downey says. “The fact that my grandmother was alive to tell those stories was due to Arequipa and Dr. Philip King Brown specifically.”

When telling these stories, Downey’s non-fiction writing reads like a novel, focusing on the characters and their motivations as much as the events of the story.

“I find Dr. Brown such a fascinating person, this male doctor who cared so much about women’s health,” Downey says. “And, of course, it was due to his mother, Dr. Charlotte Brown, one of San Francisco’s first female surgeons.”

Downey’s work on the novel dates back more than 30 years, when she first interviewed her grandmother about Arequipa.

Since then, Downey has collected interviews and profiles of several former patients, and draws on historical records and photographs she found stashed on the property decades after the sanatorium closed.

The book’s stories are interwoven to offer a day-in-the-life look at the center, highlighting how women hand-knitted clothes during the war and made sought-after pottery when they weren’t resting in the fresh, Marin air.

The book also provides a bit of a history lesson on the threat of tuberculosis—a disease still in existence today—and offers surprising insight into medical practices of the time; like how Dr. Brown hired volunteers to run the X-ray machines.

Still, the women of Arequipa are the stars of the book, and Downey’s in-depth narratives turn these mostly-forgotten names into realword figures who lived vivid lives.

“For me, stories about people is what drives our interest, we’re hardwired for narratives as human beings,” she says. “The institution is just the place where it happened. I am writing about the people who shared their time in this institution, that’s what matters.”

Jayms Ramirez

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Marin’s Scott Mickelson produced the new benefit compilation album, ‘Blanket the Homeless.’

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Musical Action North Bay bands contribute to homeless benefit album By Charlie Swanson

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wo years ago, North Bay musician and producer Scott Mickelson made headlines when he assembled and released After the Fire, Vol 1, a benefit compilation album that raised several thousand dollars for local fire-relief efforts.

Now, he’s back with a similarly pressing cause, teaming up with Bay Area nonprofit organization Blanket the Homeless—which distributes blankets and care packages to unsheltered residents in San Francisco—to release a double-LP benefit album largely recorded in Mickelson’s Mill Valley studio.

“Everybody knows about the homelessness in the Bay Area, and everyone wants to try to do something,” Mickelson says.

The project with Blanket the Homeless began on the heels of the success of After the Fire, Vol 1, when Mickelson approached musician and organization co-founder Ken Newman, who Mickelson had been producing for.

“He and I were wrapping up his first solo record and we got to talking,” Mickelson says. Together, they assembled a roster of popular bands to contribute to the record, first landing two-time Grammy winners Fantastic Negrito.

“They were on tour and couldn’t come in to record, but they gave me the rights to use their song, ‘Working Poor,’” Mickelson says. From there, he was able to recruit 14 other acts, recording 13 bands in his studio for the Blanket the Homeless compilation.

Bay Area–based contributors to the album include the Brothers Comatose recording a new stripped-down version of their song “Angeline,” Sonoma County folk-trio Rainbow Girls singing their song “American Dream” and Mother Hips’ frontman Tim Bluhm performing his tune “Clean Me Up.” Other artists on the album include the Stone Foxes, King Dream, Goodnight, Texas, Whiskerman, Marty O’Reilly & the Old Soul Orchestra, John Craigie, Tobias the Owl and both Mickelson and Newman, who each contributed a new song. The album caps off with a special, unreleased version of Con Brio’s “Body Language,” recorded live in Amsterdam.

“Every artist came in open minded and gracious,” Mickelson

says. “I didn’t ask artists to write songs about the homeless, I just wanted them to come in with something original and something they were excited to record.”

This week, Blanket the Homeless get a release party in San Francisco, and confirmed performers include King Dream, Ben Morrison of Brothers Comatose, Shannon Koehler of Stone Foxes and Avi Vinocur of Goodnight, Texas.

“I hope people show up,” Mickelson says. “It’s such a simple thing to do; come to a show, enjoy the music and help the homeless.”

‘Blanket the Homeless’ record-release party is Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Independent in San Francisco. 8pm. $15–$17. blanketthehomeless.org.

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The kid from ‘The Shining’ is all grown up and played by Ewen McGregor in ‘Doctor Sleep.’

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Evil Never Sleeps Stephen King sequel sources Lynch over Kubrick By Richard von Busack

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he best parts in Doctor Sleep, the sequel to The Shining (1980), do without Stanley Kubrick and Stephen King’s sense of gigantism. It’s not a haunted house movie trying to end all haunted house movies, even as it reprises shots of Danny pedaling his Big Wheel down endless hallways.

Director Mike Flanagan sources David Lynch, who scares me more than Kubrick ever did. The music is also familiar even beyond the quotes of Wendy Carlos’s Moog of Doom from The Shining, there’s that echoing violin screech they’ve been using since Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

We commence with a pack of non-humans. Like the other-world denizens in Twin Peaks, they live on “steam”—the distilled essence of pain and suffering. The best quality is hard to come by, complains Rose the Hat, the queen bee of this traveling coven. Something’s polluting the essences these days.

The lovely and malign Rose (Rebecca Ferguson) is kind of a witch, kind of a vampire. Though her age and exact backstory are vague, she might have become whatever she is now about the time Guns and Roses’ Appetite for Destruction came out. The undead are always a little unfashionable in their dress.

The boy casualty of the Overlook Hotel, Danny (Ewan McGregor, at his best) grew up to be a mean alcoholic like his late dad Jack.

Danny floats into a small town in New Hampshire and is bailed out by a good-guy municipal worker (Cliff Curtis) who is in AA. Cut to eight years later; the chip is in Danny’s hand, not on his shoulder.

He landed a job as an orderly at a hospice, where his empathy is put to good use.

Meanwhile, there’s Abra (Kyleigh Curran) who has The Shining in abundance, a beacon bright enough to summon Rose’s family of fiends all the way cross-country.

Abra has been in communication with Danny for years as a psychic friend. He warns against challenging Rose and her gang. But being the headstrong, affluent, Harvardbound girl that she is …

As it ends, this movie starts to cycle a reunion of the old beasts from the Overlook. Flanagan hardly needed to revisit this familiar house of horrors when the story he’s telling was already a highly satisfactory horror movie: a bonbon for those of us who haunt theaters and suck up other people’s suffering.

‘Doctor Sleep’ opens in wide release on Nov. 8.

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• New Movies This Week

By Matthew Stafford

Friday November 8-Thursday November 14 A Bigger Splash (1:45) Jack Hazan’s 1974 documentary follows David Hockney as he grapples with a new canvas, a romantic breakup and the end of Swinging London.

Charlie’s Angels (1:59) Elizabeth Banks’ reboot of the ’70s TV classic finds Angels Naomi Scott, Kristen Stewart and Ella Balinska righting wrongs with a little help from twin Bosleys Djimon Hounsou and Patrick Stewart.

A Collection of Indigenous Short Films from the Sundance Film Festival + Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes) (1:07) Celebrate National Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month with screenings of Birds in the Earth, Fainting Spells, Jáaji Approx., My Father’s Tools, Throat Singing in Kangirsuk and Shinaab Part II. Deconstructing The Beatles: Revolver (1:35) Musicologist Scott Freiman discusses the conception and creation of the Fab Four’s finest album.

Doctor Sleep (2:31) Ewan McGregor as that extrasensory kid from The Shining, all grown up and helping a fellow shiner face down a band of ghouls.

Everybody’s Everything (1:56) Hard-hitting documentary portrait of Lil Peep, the genreexpanding punk-music icon who died of a drug overdose at 21.

Exhibition Onscreen: Leonardo: The Works (1:25) Explore the artistic side of the ultimate Renaissance man through an UltraHD look at every one of his paintings.

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (1:32) Tuneful documentary charts the evolution of Fiddler on the Roof from Aleichem to Chagall to Mostel and beyond.

Ford v Ferrari (2:32) Matt Damon and Christian Bale star as two rogue Ford Motor designers whose revolutionary race car took on Ferrari’s finest at Le Mans in 1966.

Frankie (1:38) Nine members of an extended European family gather in a Portuguese village for a day of reflection, regret, love and loss.

The Godfather, Part II (3:20) Deeper, richer epic of a sequel tells the dovetailing stories of a father and son at the seat of American power and corruption; Francis Ford Coppola directs Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.

Harriet (2:05) Cynthia Erivo stars as the legendary Harriet Tubman, the escaped slave who liberated hundreds of others and became a human-rights icon.

John Fogerty: 50 Year Trip (1:50) The revered rocker celebrates his half century in the business with a night of song at Colorado’s Red Rock Amphitheater.

Jojo Rabbit (1:48) Edgy dramedy about a young boy in Nazi Germany confronting nationalism and antisemitism with input from doofus imaginary friend Adolf Hitler.

KonoSuba! Legend of Crimson (1:35) Takomi Kanasaki anime about how a freshly reincarnated dude and his goddess sidekick face down a marauding Crimson Demon.

Last Christmas (1:42) Emma Thompson romcom stars Emilia Clarke as a department store elf falling in love in Yuletide London.

The Lighthouse (150) Existential nightmare about two 1890s lighthouse keepers on a remote New England isle; Willem Dafoe and

Robert Pattinson star.

Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (1:37) Documentary lingers on the Greek isle of Hydra circa 1960, where Marianne Ihlen, Leonard Cohen and other artists, writers and musicians created an idyllic expat bohemia.

The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly (3:12) Puccini’s tragedy of the doomed romance between an American sailor and a Japanese maiden is dazzlingly interpreted by director Anthony Minghella.

Midway (2:18) WWII epic focuses on the historic battle that turned the tide in the Pacific theater; Woody Harrelson stars as Admiral Chester Nimitz.

Motherless Brooklyn (2:24) Jonathan Lethem’s prizewinning detective novel hits the big screen with Edward Norton as a noirera private eye with Tourette’s Syndrome; Norton writes and directs too.

National Theatre London: Hansard (1:37) Direct from South Bank it’s Simon Wood’s scathingly witty day in the life of a ruling-class marriage on the rocks.

Pain and Glory (1:53) Pedro Almodóvar drama stars Antonio Banderas as an acclaimed film director reflecting on his past as he grapples with age and mortality.

Parasite (2:12) Bong Joon Ho’s acclaimed dark dramedy about the symbiotic relationship between two Korean families, one wealthy, the other not so much.

Playing with Fire (1:36) A group of firefighters get more than they bargained for when they rescue three rambunctious kids and have to become babysitters too.

The Portal (1:28) Envelope-pushing documentary follows six humans and a robot as they embrace personal evolution through mindfulness, existentialism, potentialism and peace.

Shakira in Concert (2:10) Join the international superstar on a 22-country tour, belting out hits like “Waka Waka,” “Hips Don’t Lie” and “Chantaje.”

Slayer: The Relentless Killogy (2:10) Catch the thrash-metal giants in all their Slaytanic glory in concert at the Los Angeles Forum.

Stage Russia: The Brothers Karamazov (1:26) Cutting-edge choreographer Boris Eifman presents his music-and-movement rendering of Dostoevsky’s explosive novel.

Synonyms (2:03) Tragicomic tale of a young Israeli trying to settle down in the strange new world of Paris, existential ennui and all.

Terminator: Dark Fate (2:08) The Austrian automaton and his kickass compadre Sarah Connor are back and defending humankind against an even bigger, badder Terminator; Arnold stars, of course.

Thousand Pieces of Gold (1:45) True story of a young Chinese woman’s trials and triumphs in an Idaho mining town of the 1880s; Rosalind Chao stars.

To Be of Service (1:28) Documentary focuses on the amazing psychological benefits service dogs bring to veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Where’s My Roy Cohn? (1:37) Insightful documentary dissects the life of the brash, ruthless shyster/fixer from Joe McCarthy panderer to Donald Trump mentor.

Abominable (PG) Ad Astra (PG-13) The Addams Family (PG)

Northgate: Fri-Wed 11, 1:35, 4:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 7:05, 10:10 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:55, 2:25, 5, 7:25, 9:55 Rowland: Fri, SunWed 10:50, 1:20, 4, 6:40, 9:10; Sat 10:20, 4, 6:40, 9:10 Arctic Dogs (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:25, 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50 Rafael: Thu 7 • A Bigger Splash (NR) Black and Blue (R) Northgate: Fri-Mon 2, 7:50; Tue-Thu 2 Northgate: Thu 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 • Charlie’s Angels (PG-13) A Collection of Indigenous Short Films from the Sundance Film Festival + Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes) (NR) Lark: Wed 4:30 Countdown (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:20, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:10 The Current War: Director’s Cut (PG-13) Regency: Fri 12:35, 3:10, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45; Sat 11:50, 2:30, 5, 7:40, 10:15; Sun noon; Mon, Tue, Thu 11:50, 2:30, 5, 7:40; Wed 10am • Deconstructing The Beatles: Revolver (NR) Rafael: Sun 4:15 Doctor Sleep (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:50, 3:30, 7, 10:30 Rowland: 12, 3:30, 7, 10:25 daily Lark: Tue 5, 7:30, 10 • Everybody’s Everything (NR) Exhibition Onscreen: Leonardo: The Works (NR) Lark: Sun 1 Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (PG-13) Lark: Mon 2:10; Thu 4:10 Cinema: Thu 6, 9:35 Northgate: Thu 6, 9:30 Rowland: Thu 6, 9:30 • Ford v Ferrari (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40; Sun-Thu 11:40, • Frankie (PG-13) 2:10, 4:40, 7:10 Regency: Sun 3, 7 • The Godfather, Part II (R) Harriet (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:20, 1:10, 4:30, 7:20, 1015; Sun-Thu 10:20, 1:10, 4:30, 7:20 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:45, 6:50, 9:50 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 3:55, 6:45, 9:35; Sun 1:05, 3:55, 6:45; Mon-Tue 3:55, 6:45 Hustlers (R) Lark: Sat 9:15; Mon 4:10 Regency: Mon 7 • John Fogerty: 50 Year Trip (PG) Jojo Rabbit (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:55, 1:30, 4:10, 7, 9:40; Sun-Thu 10:55, 1:30, 4:10, 7 Sequoia: Fri 4:25, 7:15, 9:50; Sat 11:10, 1:45, 4:25, 7:15, 9:50; Sun, Wed 1:45, 4:25, 7:15; Mon-Tue 4:25, 7:15 Joker (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:35, 2:35, 5:35, 8:35 Judy (PG-13) Lark: Fri 6:40; Sun 10, 6; Wed 2:10; Thu 8:30 Regency: Fri 11, 5, 7:45, 10:30; Sat 2, 5, 7:30; Sun, Tue-Thu 10:20, 1:05, 4, 6:50; Mon 10:20, 1:05, 4 • KonoSuba! Legend of Crimson (PG-13) Northgate: Tue, Thu 7 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:30, 2:15, 5:05, 7:45, 10:30 Rowland: • Last Christmas (PG-13) 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 daily The Lighthouse (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:55, 4:40, 7:35, 10:25 Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (NR) Rafael: Fri 3:45, 5:45, 8; Sat-Sun 1:30, 3:45, 5:45, 8; Mon-Thu 5:45 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:50, 1:50, 4:50, 7:55 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:40, 1:30, 4:25, 7:20, 10:15 • Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love (R) Lark: Tue noon (panel discussion follows; lunch options available) • The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly (NR) Lark: Sat 9:55am; Wed 6:30 Regency: Sat 9:55am; Wed 1, 6:30 Rowland: Sat 9:55am Sequoia: Sat 9:55am; Wed 1, 6:30 Midway (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:30 Rowland: 12:40, 3:55, 7:10, 10:25 daily

Northgate: Fri-Wed 12, 3:25, 6:55, 10:20 • Motherless Brooklyn (R) • National Theatre London: Hansard (NR) Lark: Thu 6:30

Lark: Sat 6:30; Sun 3:15; Mon 6:30 Rafael: Fri 3:30, 6, 8:30; Sat-Sun 1, 3:30, 6, 8:30; Mon-Tue, Thu 6, 8:30; Wed 6 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:20, 1:20, 4:20, 7:30, 10:35; Sun-Thu Parasite (R) 10:20, 1:20, 4:20, 7:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:45, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05 Rowland: Playing with Fire (PG) Fri-Wed 12:20, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:30 Rafael: Wed 7 The Portal (NR) Northgate: Wed 7:30 • Shakira in Concert (NR) • Slayer: The Repentless Killogy (NR) Lark: Fri 9 Stage Russia: The Brothers Karamazov (NR) Lark: Sat 2:30 Rafael: Fri 8:15; Sat 3, 8:15; Sun 1:45; Wed 8:30 • Synonyms (NR) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:20, 12:55, 2:30, 4, 5:40, 7:15, 8:50, Terminator: Dark Fate (R) 10:25 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12:50, 4:10, 7:30, 10:35 Rafael: Fri 5:30; Sat 12:45, 5:30; Sun 6:15; Mon-Thu 8 • Thousand Pieces of Gold (NR) (filmmaker in person at every screening except Sat 12:45 show) Lark: Fri 2:30; Sun 8:20; Tue 3 • To Be of Service (NR) Lark: Fri 4:30; Sat 4:20; Mon 9; Thu 2:10 Where’s My Roy Cohn? (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Mon 11:15, 5:10, 10:35; Tue, Thu 11:15, Zombieland: Double Tap (R) 10:35; Wed 11:15, 4:45, 10:35 A Night with Janis Joplin (NR) Pain and Glory (NR)

We have omitted some of the movie summaries and times for those that have been playing for multiple weeks.

Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm.

CinéArts Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, 388-1190 Century Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 924-6506 Fairfax 9 Broadway, Fairfax, 453-5444 Lark 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, 924-5111 Larkspur Landing 500 Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur, 461-4849 Northgate 7000 Northgate Dr., San Rafael, 491-1314 Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon, 435-1251 Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael, 454-1222 Regency 80 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda, 479-6496 Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato, 898-3385

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Dark Song Novato Theater Company and Theatre-at-Large team up for ‘Sweeney Todd’ By Harry Duke

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ore opera than musical (San Francisco Opera actually did a production in 2015), Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd is an exceedingly

difficult show to produce. The vocal demands alone create a significant casting challenge for most theater companies. The complexities of Sondheim’s score and the requirements of the set design add to the degree of difficulty for any

company seeking to produce this monster of a show.

But with two roles that are “bucket list” entries for many actors, the North Bay will see three productions of the Demon Barber of Fleet Street’s tale this season.

‘Sweeney Todd’ runs Thursday–Sunday through Nov. 17 at the Novato Theater Company, 5420 Nave Drive, Suite C, Novato. Thursday–Saturday, 7:30pm; Sunday, 2pm. $18–$30. 855.682.8491. novatotheatercompany.org.

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Bruce Vieira as Sweeney Todd and Alison Peltz as Mrs. Lovett get devilish onstage in Novato.

Marin’s Novato Theater Company and Theatre-at-Large joined forces to be the first, with their co-production running in Novato through Nov. 17.

The characters of Sweeney Todd and pie shop proprietor Mrs. Lovett have appeared in numerous stage and film adaptations since their debut in 1846. Sondheim’s 1979 Broadway production’s headliners were Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury, while Tim Burton’s 2007 film starred Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.

After exile and imprisonment, Benjamin Barker (Bruce Vieira) returns to London to seek vengeance on the villainous Judge Turpin (Charles Evans) whose machinations led to the death of Barker’s wife and separation from his daughter Johanna (Julianne Bretan) who is now the Judge’s ward. Under the name Sweeney Todd, he opens a tonsorial parlor above the bake shop of Mrs. Lovett (Alison Peltz) who admittedly makes “The Worst Pies in London.”

Soon Todd’s need for vengeance and Lovett’s need for pie meat leads to an unholy partnership.

Co-directors Vieira and Kim Bromley manage to overcome most of the difficulties small theatre companies face with a production of this scope. The vocal work is excellent as is the seven-piece orchestra under Judy Weisen’s direction. The roles are well cast, though the preference for vocal ability over performance skill is evident. The leads are first-rate as is the supporting work of Dominic Quin-Harken as rival barber Adolfo Pirelli; Fernando Siu as Pirelli’s assistant Tobias; and Jane Harrington as a beggarwoman.

The villainy level of the Judge and his foppish assistant Beadle Bamford (Mauricio Suarez) is surprisingly low, while the blandness level of Johanna’s suitor Anthony (Cordell Wesselink) is lamentably high.

But they all can sing, and with songs that range from delightfully amusing ditties to impassioned love ballads to dark dirges, that’s an understandable priority.

Sweeney Todd is not a cheery show, but these are not cheery times. Enjoy?

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7 p.m., Thursday, November 21, Driver’s Market, 200 Caledonia Street, Sausalito. Tickets are $25. Learn more at www.driversmarket.com.

To experience the most beautiful cooking school in the Bay Area you need not travel far. The Cavallo Point Lodge has the most spacious, bright and cheery set up to learn everything from Cuban cooking, basic knife skills to celebratory holiday meals. If you are ready to step up your culinary game, check out their upcoming Classic French Cuisine class and learn how to make Haricot Amandine, Poisson Meuniere, Crème Debary and more.

6:30 p.m., Friday, November 22, Cavallo Point Lodge, 601 Murray Circle, Sausalito. $110 per person. For more details visit, www.cavallopoint.com.

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Cooking with Class Brush up your holiday cooking chops By Tanya Henry

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ith the holidays just around the corner, it’s time to brush up on those culinary skills. Here are some opportunities around the county to learn how to create a healthy and delicious holiday spread, discover gluten-free baking or impress out of town guests with homemade fire cider.

Cheryl Forberg—registered dietitian, cookbook author, and one-time private chef to filmmaker George Lucas—will be at Fresh Starts in Novato to teach guests how to prepare a

signature holiday menu. This will be comprised of watercress and cranberry salad, turkey roulade, and pumpkin flan. Added bonus—the program supports the important programming that is offered by Homeward Bound of Marin.

6:30pm, Thursday, November 7, Fresh Starts Chef Events, The Key Room, 1385 N. Hamilton Parkway, Novato. $65 per person.

Celebrated southern chef, Sean Brock is coming to Insalata’s Restaurant in San Anselmo for a Cooks with Books event. Local chef/restaurateur

Heidi Krahling will host the southern food crusader at her restaurant and prepare recipes from his book South which features southern staples from grits and fried chicken to collard greens, biscuits, and cornbread.

6:30 p.m., Sunday, November 10, at Insalatas Restaurant, 120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo. Tickets are $125 per person, $200 per couple (includes meal & book). Learn at www. bookpassage.com/brock Driver’s Market in Sausalito is one of the sweetest neighborhood stores in Marin. The community-driven

The always-sold-out classes at Point Reyes Farmstead’s Fork still have room in one of their upcoming classes—Gluten-Free Baking. Learn how to make both savory and sweet gluten-free recipes in an interactive hands-on class. The program also includes a walking tour of the farm and a family-style lunch.

10 a.m., Friday, December 13. Tickets are $105. Learn more at www. pointreyescheese.com It’s never too early to start with the holiday shopping and here is a good idea for the foodie on your list. Marin resident and food writer, Kevin Alexander’s book titled, Burn the Ice: The American Culinary Revolution and Its End chronicles the rise and popularity of chefs, bartenders, food television and much more. The book is available at Book Passage and Amazon.

Finally, this suggestion doesn’t even require leaving the comfort of your home. Petaluma resident and longtime host of Check, Please! Bay Area (now in its 14th season) Leslie Sbrocco has launched a new PBS television series titled “100 Days, Drinks & Destinations.” She travels to unexpected locations and unearths equally unexpected treasures. Check your local PBS station for listings. Y

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Rock On Burnt but unbroken, Soda Rock pops corks amid the ashes

By James Knight

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he smoke wasn’t quite as thick this year in wine country, but the love needn’t be any thinner.

That spirit was on full display last weekend when I stopped by Soda Rock Winery, having heard rumor of a “pop-up” wine tasting, and found the parking lot nearly full, and the grounds teeming with wine tasters sipping caramel-scented Chardonnay. I could hardly get an elbow on the bar.

Yep—that Soda Rock, the Alexander Valley winery that

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Alexander Valley won’t let a little thing like the Kincade Fire keep them down.

recently burned down in the Kincade fire of October 2019. Turns out, the historic redwood barn adjacent the winery, although it leaks daylight through its spindly boards, rebuffed the flames (with the help of firefighters who arrived in the nick of time) and still stands, only slightly singed. With my nose in a glass of red, cherry-fruited Postmaster Zinfandel, I stroll over to inspect the site of the wine’s namesake. Soda Rock’s stone facade was originally built as the area’s post office. And it wasn’t really a winery when embers jumped across Highway 128 the week before.

“Soda Rock primarily was an events center with a fabulous tasting room,” explains Antoine Favero, winemaker and general manager for Mazzocco Sonoma, where he also makes Soda Rock wines. “So the good thing is that we still have some juice. Unfortunately, we did have case goods there.” The Wilson Artisan Wineries group owns Mazzocco and Soda Rock.

“I went there yesterday and it was not a good day,” Favero says.

But he’s sanguine about the future.

“We’re going to pick ourselves up and rebuild and keep on going!” For now, he’s focused on the challenges that power outages, evacuations and smoke present for the 2019 vintage.

“We were very, very lucky this year, because about 97 percent of the grapes had been picked before the fire,” Favero says. “The bad thing was, yeah, we had to leave some behind,” because of smoke tainted grapes, Favero explains. “But you can’t win it all—it’s just the nature of the beast right now.”

Grapes safely picked and crushed, however, were bubbling away when the power went out. “I grew up in South America, where every other day we had a power outage,” Favero shrugs. “So I don’t freak out. But in the United States?

It’s kinda going back to my third world country.” Modern wineries control temperatures with cooling systems to guide fermentations to suit the winemaker’s style. “This is something brand new for me.

I have never, in my 30 years of winemaking, been away from my fermentations for eight days.” He could check on them nearly every day, but do little else. Nevertheless, Favero feels that the high quality of the fruit this year will prevail.

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What two annual holidays in the United States are celebrated by the largest percentage of people?

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Dance Palace, 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station, 415.663.1075.

An Evening with Paula West Celebrated jazz and cabaret singer engages in an intimate night of music and conversation.

Nov 13, 7pm. $20. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.3850.

Ramblin’ Jack Elliott Legendary cowboy folk performer appears for a special afternoon concert. Nov 9, 1pm. $30-$35. HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415.892.6200.

Clubs & Venues HopMonk Novato Nov 8, Vetiver. Nov 9, Evie Ladin Band. Nov 10, Susan Werner. 224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Public House Nov 7, High and Lonesome. 901 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.457.6258.

Jillie’s Wine Bar & Shop Nov 9, 6pm, Dawson & Clawson. 906 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo, 415.521.5500.

Mantra Wines Nov 9, Black Cat Bone. 881 Grant Ave, Novato, 415.892.5151.

Mt Tamalpais United Methodist Church Nov 10, 5pm, Mill Valley Chamber Music Society presents the Telegraph Quartet. 410 Sycamore Ave, Mill Valley, chambermusicmillvalley.org.

19 Broadway Nightclub Nov 7, the Keepers. Nov 8, Featprints tribute to Little Feat. Nov 9, El Cajon and Le Minivans. Nov 10, the New Improved Cascade Canyon Band. Nov 12, Raveis Kole.

Nov 13, Strange Culprits. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax, 415.459.1091.

Osher Marin JCC Nov 10, 3pm, New Century Chamber Orchestra.

200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, ncco.org.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Nov 9, Groove Eternal. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.868.1311.

Station House Cafe Nov 10, 5pm, LoWatters. 11180 State Route 1, Pt Reyes Station, 415.663.1515.

Sweetwater Music Hall Nov 8, Craig Finn & the Uptown Controllers.

Nov 10, Delhi 2 Dublin with Lalin. Nov 11-12, Crossroads Music School showcase concert. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.3850.

The Tavern on Fourth Nov 8, Blue Radio. Nov 9, Sonamo. 711 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.4044.

Terrapin Crossroads Nov 8, Jerry’s Middle Finger. Nov 10, 12:30pm, Keller Sisters. Nov 11, Scott Guberman. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

Art Opening

Field Trips Full Moon Sail on San Francisco Bay Take in views on the Bay aboard a schooner.

Nov 10, 3pm. $69. Schooner Freda B, Sausalito Yacht Harbor, 100 Bay St, Sausalito, 415.331.0444.

Kule Loklo Open House & Workday Visit a replica Coast Miwok village that offers a glimpse of life in pre-European California.

Nov 9, 10am. Free. Kule Loklo, Pt Reyes National Seashore, Olema, 415.464.5137.

Sunrise Tour of Muir Woods See majestic trees and hear the story of the forest. Reservations required. Nov 10, 6:30am. Free. Muir Woods Visitor Center, 1 Muir Woods Rd, Mill Valley, 415.388.2596.

Veterans’ Day Full Moon Hike Bring warm clothes and a flashlight and watch the moon rise in a four-mile hike.

Nov 11, 4pm. $5. China Camp State Park, 100 China Camp Village Rd, San Rafael, 415.456.0766.

Film

Art Works Downtown Nov 8-Jan 4, “AWD Members’ Exhibition,” showcasing the many talented artists who are members of the community. Reception, Nov 8 at 5pm. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael.

415.451.8119.

The Ito Sisters Documentary captures rarely told stories of the earliest Japanese immigrants to the United States, panel discussion follows screening. Nov 7, 7pm. $10. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, 415.444.8000.

The Image Flow Nov 9-Dec 20, “Our Oaxaca,” Marin County photographers Lori Barra and Tim Porter document children and families in Oaxaca, Mexico. Reception, Nov 9 at 7pm. 401 Miller Ave, Ste A, Mill Valley. 415.388.3569.

Warren Miller’s Timeless Annual winter sports film series marks its 70th year of adventure on screen. Nov 9, 8pm. $22. Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.473.6800.

Marin Society of Artists Nov 7-30, “Fresh Art 2019,” national juried show includes art that’s new and different.

Reception, Nov 8 at 5pm. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. 415.464.9561.

Lectures

Seager Gray Gallery Nov 9-30, “Hiding in Plain Sight,” Chris Gwaltney’s paintings combine figurative and abstract elements. Reception, Nov 9 at 5:30pm. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

415.384.8288.

Events

Papermill Creek Saloon Nov 8, Kehoe International. Nov 9, the Kelly Peterson Band. Nov 10, 6pm, Papermill Gang. 1 Castro, Forest Knolls, 415.488.9235.

Indigenous People’s Month Event Museum of the American Indian leads an exploration of the Coast Miwok people with storytelling, songs and games. Reservations required. Nov 9, 10am. China Camp State Park, 100 China Camp Village Rd, San Rafael, 415.456.0766.

Peri’s Silver Dollar Nov 7, Danny and Essence Duo. Nov 8, Angelex. Nov 9, Koolerator. Nov 10, Pamela Parker’s Fantastic Machine. Nov 12, Jake Hammerslag and friends. Nov 13, Liquid Green. 29 Broadway, Fairfax, 415.459.9910.

Marin Veterans’ Day Event Program includes music, military exercises and a brief address and memorials. Nov 11, 9:30am. Free. Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.473.6800.

Rancho Nicasio Nov 8, Valerie Jay & the Americanos. Nov 9, Tom Rigney & Flambeau. Nov 10, 4pm, Lauralee Brown. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio, 415.662.2219.

What’s It Worth Appraisal Event Learn the value of your family treasures from professionals. Nov 9. $25-$40. Larkspur Library, 400 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.927.5005.

Beauty from the Hive Beekeeping workshop explores honey-based ingredients in beauty products. Nov 9, 9am. $85. Fairfax Backyard Farmer, 135 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax, 415.342.5092.

Best of SF Solo Series Solo performer Diane Barnes performs “My Stroke of Luck” as part of the popular series.

Nov 10, 7pm. $40. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.499.6800.

The Economics of Immigration Jon Haveman, executive director of the National Economic Education Delegation, gives a talk. Nov 13, 6:30pm. Free. San Rafael Library, 1100 E St, San Rafael, 415.485.3323.

Get Fired Up About Fire Prevention Mill Valley Fire Chief Tom Welch talks about preventing a fire disaster from striking Marin. Nov 7, 1pm. Free. Outdoor Art Club, 1 W Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.2582.

Pet First Aid & CPR American Safety & Health Institute instructor Peter Pay leads a hands-on workshop. Nov 9, 9am. $65. Marin Humane, 171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd, Novato, 415.883.4621.

Sacred Activism Marin IONS Community Group hosts a

video presentation and discussion. Nov 8, 7pm. $10. Unity in Marin, 600 Palm Dr, Novato, 415.305.4250.

Readings Book Passage Nov 8, 7pm, “Boxing the Octopus” with Tim Maleeny. Nov 9, 4pm, “The Creative Spark” with Michael Shapiro. Nov 9, 7pm, “The Unexploded Ordnance Bin” with Rebecca Foust. Nov 10, 4pm, “Poetry and Terror ” with Freeman Ng, featuring poet Peter Dale Scott. Nov 10, 6pm, “Dear America” with Jose Antonio Vargas. Nov 11, 7pm, “Sandworm” with Andy Greenberg.

Nov 12, 7pm, “The Art of Regret” with Mary Fleming. Nov 13, 7pm, “Separate” with Steve Luxenberg. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 415.927.0960.

Insalata’s Nov 10, 6:30pm, Cooks with Books, featuring chef and author Sean Brock, includes meal and book. $125; $200 per couple, bookpassage.com. 120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo.

Larkspur Copperfield’s Books Nov 9, 3pm, “Gordon Onslow Ford: A Man on a Green Island” with Fariba Bogzaran.

2419 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur 415.870.9843.

San Rafael Copperfield’s Books Nov 8, 6pm, “Arequipa Sanatorium: Life in California’s Lung Resort for Women” with Lynn Downey. 850 Fourth St, San Rafael 415.524.2800.

Theater Dying While Black & Brown Bolinas Museum hosts Zaccho Dance Theatre in a performance that address discrimination and death row. Nov 9, 7pm. $10. Dance Palace, 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station, Nov 10, 4pm. $10. Bolinas Community Center, 14 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, bolinasmuseum.org.

Little Shop of Horrors Pied Piper Productions presents the beloved sci-fi musical about a meek f lorist and his killer plant. Nov 7-9. $23$33. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, piedpiperproductions.org.

She Loves Me Mountain Play and Ross Valley Players coproduction is a delightful musical treat. Nov 13-Dec 22. $25-$40. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, mountainplay.org.

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San Geronimo Valley Community Center Nov 8, Mostly Bach: an evening of classical guitar with Joseph Bacon. 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo, 415.488.8888.

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Seminars&Workshops

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

To include your seminar or workshop, call 415.485.6700

SINGLES GROUP. Single & Dissatisfied? Tired of spending weekends and holidays alone? Join us to explore what’s blocking you from fulfillment in your relationships. Next nine-week Single’s Group starts November 11th. Advance sign-up required. Space limited. Also weekly, Coed (emotional) Intimacy Groups and Women’s Group (all meeting now) and Individual or Couples Sessions. Meets in spacious Victorian in Central San Rafael. For more info, call Renée Owen, LMFT #35255 at 415-453-8117 or email reneeowen@sbcglobal.net or http://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/renee-owen-san-rafaelca/183422

Seminars & Workshops CALL TODAY TO ADVERTISE

415.485.6700

MASSAGE

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$5.00 off Open Daily 10am- 9pm 415-458-8688 1099 Fourth Street Suite ‘I’ (lower level) San Rafael

Complete Yard Clean Up Landscaping & Hauling Fire Break Clearing Landscaping Free Estimates

Call Pat Now 415-250-4787

Mind&Body HYPNOTHERAPY Thea Donnelly, M.A. Hypnosis, Counseling, All Issues. 25 yrs. experience.

415-459-0449.

Home Services FURNITURE REPAIR FURNITURE DOCTOR Ph/Fax: 415-383-2697

Real Estate HOMES/CONDOS FOR SALE AFFORDABLE MARIN? I can show you 60 homes under $600,000. Call Cindy Halvorson 415-902-2729, BRE #01219375. Christine Champion, BRE# 00829362.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—FFile No: 147722. The following individual(s) are doing business: OUT VAN ABOUT, 16 SALINAS AVENUE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: ELISABETH RHEA IRGENSBERNALES., 16 SALINAS AVENUE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960., MARQUES JOAQUIN BERNALESIRGENTS., 16 SALINAS AVENUE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. This business is being conducted

by CO-PARTNERS. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 08, 2019.

(Publication Dates: OCTOBER 16, 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147609. The following individual(s) are doing business: LETICIA G. CLEANING SERVICES, 138B HAMILTON DR, NOVATO, CA 94949: LETICA LORENA GARCIA CABRERA, 36 SANFORD AVE. APT. B, RICHMOND, CA 94801. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 17, 2019.

(Publication Dates: OCTOBER 23, 30,

NOVEMBER 6, 13 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019147629. The following individual(s) are doing business: ZEN & BROWS, 1001 LOOTENS PL, SUITE 300, STUDIO 29, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ZAIRA P QUINTAL., 135 HARVARD AVE, VALLEJO, CA 94589.

This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 19, 2019. (Publication Dates: OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13 of 2019)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147599. The following individual(s) are doing business: FAST GOPHER SERVICE, 1825 LINCOLN AVE. APT 321, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: FERNANDO ORTIZ HERNANDEZ, 1825 LINCOLN AVE. APT 321, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed

with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 17, 2019. (Publication Dates: OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019-147659.

The following individual(s) are doing business: JASON’S RESTAURANT, 300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD, LARKSPUR, CA 94904: DRAKES LANDING RESTAURANT, LLC., 300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD, LARKSPUR, CA 94904. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 24, 2019. (Publication Dates: OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147724. The following individual(s) are doing business: LILY’S PLAYGROUND, 35 BAYVIEW STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: MAYA LONCHARL., 35 BAYVIEW STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA

94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 08, 2019.

(Publication Dates: OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13 of 2019) CERTIFICATE OF ABANDONMENT OF FICTIOUS BUSINESS NAME COUNTY OF MARIN—File No: 304895. The following individual(s)/ registrant(s) has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): LILY’S PLAYGROUND, 1446 LINCOLN AVE. #5, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: CARLOS ERNESTO FLORES QUEZADA., 35 BAYVIEW STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. Date of abandonment 10/4/2019.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 08, 2019.

(Publication Dates: OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - File No: 2019147763.

The following individual(s) are doing business: FAMILY FIRST SURROGACY AGENCY, 4040

CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 200, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: ASHLEY N FREITAS., 4040 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE SUITE 200, SAN RAFAEL, CA, 94903. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 16, 2019.

(Publication Dates: OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147726. The following individual(s) are doing business: ATELIER CONSTRUCTION, 225 FLAMINGO RD, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: ATELIER CONSTRUCTION INC., 225 FLAMINGO RD, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 9, 2019.

(Publication Dates: OCTOBER 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13, 20 of 2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147771. The following individual(s) are doing business: LUCAS VALLEY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, 18 MT. SUSITUA COURT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: FERMAIN FRANK LAHORGUE., 18 MT. SUSITUA COURT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 18, 2019.

(Publication Dates: OCTOBER 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13, 20 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147775. The following individual(s) are doing business: BLOOMING V STUDIO, 160 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD, UPSTAIRS UNIT, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: BRITTANY EVANS., 117 HAWTHORN WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County

Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 18, 2019.

(Publication Dates: OCTOBER 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13, 20 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147691. The following individual(s) are doing business: CHIMAL’S FIRE PREVENTION LANDSCAPING, 185 BAHIA CIRCLE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ANTONIO CHIMAL HAU., 185 BAHIA CIRCLE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901., EDUARDO CHIMAL CHAN., 189 BAHIA CIRCLE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901 This business is being conducted

by AN GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 01, 2019.

(Publication Dates: OCTOBER 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13, 20 of 2019) OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1903725 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147742. The following individual(s) are doing business: SHANGRILA ORGANIC KITCHEN, 869 4TH STREET STE C, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94960: SHANGRI-LA ORGANIC KITCHEN LLC., 869 4TH STREET STE C, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94960.

This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 11, 2019.

(Publication Dates: OCTOBER 23, 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13 of 2019)

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PublicNotices Tiffany Jeanne Skau, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Tiffany Jeanne Skau to Proposed Name: Tiffany Jeanne Jourdain 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a.

Date: 11/22/2019, Time: 9:00am, Dept: A, Room: A. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903.

3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the

Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin.

DATED: September 27, 2019 Andrew E Sweet Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

By E. Anderson, Deputy (Published October 16, 23, 30, November 6 of 2019) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1903605 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1.

Petitioner (name of each): Dolores Seraphina Freund, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Dolores Seraphina Freund to Proposed Name: Seraphina Dolores Freund 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection

at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a.

Date: 01/08/2020, Time: 9:00am, Dept: A, Room: A. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903.

3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin.

DATED: September 19, 2019 Andrew E Sweet Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

By E. Anderson, Deputy (October 16, 23, 30, November 6 as of 2019) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1903863 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS 1.

Petitioner (name of each): GRETCHEN HARRINGTON, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: SARAH EVELYN HARRINGTON CLANCY to Proposed Name: SARAH EVELYN HARRINGTON CLANCY 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a.

Date: 12/02/2019, Time: 9:00am, Dept: B, Room: B. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903.

3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each

week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin.

DATED: OCTOBER 09, 2019 Andrew E Sweet Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

By E. Anderson, Deputy (October 23, 30, November 6, 13 as of 2019) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1903960 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1.

Petitioner (name of each): Caren Carrero, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Sophia Isabel Carrero to Proposed Name: Sophia Isabel Fewell 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a writ-

ten objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a.

Date: 12/11/2019, Time: 9:00am, Dept: B, Room: B. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903.

3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin.

DATED: September 19, 2019 Andrew E Sweet Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

By E. Anderson, Deputy (October 23, 30, November 6, 13 as of 2019)

By Amy Alkon

Q:

I haven’t had sex since my last breakup, and I’m all lusty. I really like this guy, but he seems to have intimacy issues. We went on a coffee date, and we ended up making out in the car. My friends keep reminding me to build trust and friendship before sex. But is it possible to just hang out and chat once things have gotten hot and heavy?—Lustbucket

A:

In a perfect world, you’d plan your dates around one of you getting a job in a check-cashing place or getting arrested and held without bail.

There’s a tendency when you’ve initially gone a little too heavy into the heavy petting to be all: “Oh, well … cat’s out of the bag. Let’s just go straight to the sex dungeon.” However, for women especially, having sex right away can lead to a psychological blinding to their sex partner’s shortcomings.

Women seem more prone to getting attached when they have sex. This is thought to result from surging oxytocin, a hormone associated with emotional bonding between mothers and children, as well as lovers. Oxytocin is released in both men and women through cuddling, kissing and orgasm. However, in men, having sex also releases testosterone. Testosterone blocks oxytocin from getting to its receptor. So just as a woman’s falling for a guy, if the guy has no pre-sex emotional attachment to her, his neurochemistry is saying, “Thanks for the ride!

Have a great life!”

Consider “precommitment,” a strategy by economist Thomas Schelling that involves preparing in advance to make it difficult for you to break a promise or duck a goal. Incorporating precommitment could mean only scheduling lunch dates in restaurants and only on days when you have a work meeting right afterward; or getting to know each other over the phone more than in person.

Q:

I’m an obsessive person. I went on a date with this guy, and it was immediately apparent that he’s emotionally unavailable. I deleted his number but soon dug it back up. I texted, but he never responded. I know he’s bad news, but I still think about him constantly. How do I stop these intrusive thoughts?—Besieged A: You’re doing your best to avoid thinking about the guy. Unfortunately, there’s a problem with that. Research by psychologist Daniel Wegner on “the paradoxical effects of thought suppression” suggests our minds have something in common with a defiant 2-year-old, meaning that telling yourself not to think about something gets your mind doing exactly the opposite: thinking about that thing with a vengeance.

This is just how the mind works. When you tell yourself not to think about something, it’s an immediate fail. The mind sweeps around to monitor how well you’re doing at not thinking about it, which of course involves thinking about whatever you’re not supposed to be thinking about.

Helpfully, Wegner and his colleagues found a possible way to stem the flood of intrusive thoughts: distraction. This requires thinking of something positive and unrelated to the thoughts you’re trying to suppress. Even a red Volkswagen—the example they used in their experiment—could do the job.

What’s more, psychologists Jens Forster and Nira Liberman found you can keep your mind from constantly bouncing back to a thought if you shift your focus: admit that not thinking about it is hard. As I explain in Unf *ckology, “Removing the need to patrol your thoughts ... removes the mental sticky note that tells you to keep going back into Thoughtland with a flashlight to see how well you’re doing at it.”

Finally, because the mind cannot think two thoughts at once, it might be helpful at bedtime to tire yourself out reading aloud or following a guided meditation on your phone: You’re walking down a beach … you’re looking out into the waves … and oops! Just remind yourself that not thinking about something is hard and yank your mind back to Swami Doodah after you inevitably picture yourself holding the guy down and drowning him in the ocean.

Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon at 171 Pier Ave. #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email adviceamy@aol.com. @amyalkon on Twitter. Weekly radio show, blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon

Astrology

For the week of November 6

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries psychologist

James Hillman said we keep “our images and fantasies at arm’s length because they are so full of love.” They’re also quite flammable, he added. They are always on the verge of catching fire, metaphorically speaking. That’s why many people wrap their love-filled images and fantasies in metaphorical asbestos: to prevent them from igniting a blaze in their psyches. In my astrological opinion, you Aries folks always have a mandate to use less asbestos than all the other signs—even none at all. That’s even truer than usual right now. Keep your images and fantasies extra close and raw and wild.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Poet James

Merrill was ecstatic when he learned the Greek language. According to his biographer, he felt he could articulate his needs “with more force and clarity, with greater simplicity and less selfconsciousness, than he ever could in his own language.” He concluded, “Freedom to be oneself is all very well; the greater freedom is not to be oneself.” Personally, I think that’s an exaggeration.

I believe the freedom to be yourself is very, very important. But for you in the coming weeks, Taurus, the freedom to not be yourself could indeed be quite liberating. What might you do to stretch your capacities beyond what you’ve assumed is true about you? Are you willing to rebel against and transcend your previous self-conceptions?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Musician Brian Eno made a deck of oracular cards called Oblique Strategies. Each card has a suggestion designed to trigger creative thinking about a project or process you’re working on. You Geminis might find it useful to call on Oblique Strategies right now, since you’re navigating your way through a phase of adjustment and rearrangement. The card I drew for you is “Honor thy error as hidden intention.” Here’s how I interpret it: An apparent lapse or misstep will actually be the result of your deeper mind guiding you to take a fruitful detour.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): We devote a lot of energy to wishing and hoping about the meaningful joys we’d love to bring into our lives.

And yet few of us have been trained in the best strategies for manifesting our wishes and hopes.

That’s the bad news. The good news is that now is a favorable time for you to upgrade your skills at getting what you want. With that in mind, I present you with the simple but potent wisdom of author Maya Angelou: “Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it.” To flesh that out, I’ll add: Formulate a precise statement describing your heart’s yearning, and then work hard to make yourself ready for its fulfillment.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What are the key parts of

your life—the sources and influences that enable you to be your most soulful self? I urge you to nourish them intensely during the next three weeks. Next question: What are the marginally important parts of your life—the activities and proclivities that aren’t essential for your long-term success and happiness? I urge you to corral all the energy you give to those marginally important things, and instead pour it into what’s most important. Now is a crucial time in the evolution of your relationship with your primal fuels, your indispensable resources, your sustaining foundations.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “When she spoke of beauty, he spoke of the fatty tissue supporting the epidermis,” wrote short story author Robert Musil.

He was describing a conversation between a man and woman who were on different wavelengths.

“When she mentioned love,” Musil continued, “he responded with the statistical curve that indicates the rise and fall in the annual birthrate.” Many of you Virgos have the flexibility to express yourself well on both of those wavelengths. But in the coming months, I hope you’ll emphasize the beauty and love wavelength rather than the fatty tissue and statistical curve wavelength. It’ll be an excellent strategy for getting the healing you need.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran blogger Ana-

By Rob Brezsny

Sofia Cardelle was asked, “What is your signature perfume?” She said she hadn’t found one. But then she described how she would like to smell: “Somewhere between fresh and earthy: cinnamon and honey, a rose garden, saltwater baked in the sun.” The coming days will be an excellent time to indulge in your own fantasies about the special fragrance you’d like to emanate. Moreover, I bet you’ll be energized by pinpointing a host of qualities you would like to serve as cornerstones of your identity: traits that embody and express your uniqueness.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Studies suggest

that on average each of us has a social network of about 250 people, of whom 120 we regard as a closer group of friendly acquaintances. But most of us have no more than 20 folks we trust, and only two or three whom we regard as confidants. I suspect that these numbers will be in flux for you during the next 12 months, Scorpio. I bet you’ll make more new friends than usual and will also expand your inner circle. On the other hand, I expect that some people who are now in your sphere will depart. Net result: stronger alliances and more collaboration.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I blame and thank the Sagittarian part of me when I get brave and brazen enough to follow my strongest emotions where they want to lead me. I also blame and thank the Sagittarian part of me when I strip off my defense mechanisms and invite the world to regard my vulnerabilities as interesting and beautiful.

I furthermore blame and thank the Sagittarian side of me on those occasions when I run three miles down the beach at dawn, hoping to thereby jolt loose the secrets I’ve been concealing from myself. I suspect the coming weeks will be a favorable time to blame and thank the Sagittarian part of you for similar experiences.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Persian

polymath Avicenna (980–1037 C.E.) wrote 450 books on many topics, including medicine, philosophy, astronomy, geography, mathematics, theology and poetry. While young, he tried to study the Metaphysics of Aristotle, but had difficulty grasping it. Forty times he read the text, even committing it to memory. But he made little progress toward fathoming it. Years later, he was browsing at an outdoor market and found a brief, cheap book about the Metaphysics by an author named al-Farabi. He read it quickly, and for the first time understood Aristotle’s great work. He was so delighted he went out to the streets and gave away gifts to poor people. I foresee a comparable milestone for you, Capricorn: something that has eluded your comprehension will become clear, at least in part due to a lucky accident.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In addition to being a key figure in Renaissance art, 15th-century Italian painter Filippo Lippi had a colorful life.

According to legend, he was once held prisoner by Barbary pirates, but gained his freedom by drawing a riveting portrait of their leader. Inspired by the astrological factors affecting you right now, I’m fantasizing about the possibility of a liberating event arriving in your life. Maybe you’ll call on one of your skills in a dramatic way, thereby enhancing your leeway or generating a breakthrough or unleashing an opportunity. (Please also re-read your horoscope from last week.)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Stand high

long enough and your lightning will come,” writes Piscean novelist William Gibson. He isn’t suggesting that we literally stand on top of a treeless hill in a thunderstorm and invite the lightning to shoot down through us. More realistically, I think he means that we should devotedly cultivate and discipline our highest forms of expression so that when inspiration finds us, we’ll be primed to receive and use its full power. That’s an excellent oracle for you.

Go to realastrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s Expanded Weekly Audio Horoscopes and Daily Text Message Horoscopes. Audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1.877.873.4888.

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